I give Michael full credit for finding this place. We stayed at the Jucumba Hot Springs Spa and Resort. Jucumba Springs is a tiny town located on Old Highway 80. You need to exit at the In-Ko-Pah exit going up the hill from Ocitillo. We passed the Desert Tower and Boulder fields, then UFO guy who drives around in a golf cart with a flying saucer welded to the top, and then we followed the fence that separates the US from Mexico. This whole area falls in the “hard to describe territory”. By the time we rolled out of there 2 days later we had met half the town, spent an afternoon at the Desert Tower and boulder field, and had several “Shining” moments exploring the burnt ruins of the first hot springs hotel. We rinsed off the trail dust in the natural hot spring pool and tub and at times were the only guests. Our room was recently re-decorated, nice furniture, linens, all the trimmings, we had a private patio. This makes it sound kind of fancy but it was not. The outside gardens needed a little work, but there is a great restaurant and bar that pulls a small local and passing thru crowd in the evening. All very entertaining. A very comfortable place to spend a couple of days.